The U18 Premier League season started last Saturday and\u00a0 continues to unveil top Nigeria-eligible youngsters to watch during the campaign.<\/p>\n
Having profiled Juventus youngster Iweru last week, we head back to England as we unveil an an up-and-coming versatile defender Jordan Aina.<\/p>\n
Jordan, who is Ola Aina’s younger brother, started his football career at the Chelsea Academy.<\/p>\n
He signed a scholarship deal with the Blues in 2018 and he went on to feature in eleven U18 Premier League matches and three U18 Premier League Cup matches last season.<\/p>\n
The London-born star often plays as a left-back but he can operate in multiple defensive positions just like his brother, Ola Aina.<\/p>\n
The youngster is expected to feature prominently in Ed Brand’s side this season, though, he must maintain consistent improvements in his game.<\/p>\n
It remains unknown if he will follow Ola Aina’s path by pledging allegiance to the Super Eagles of Nigeria despite his eligibility to represent the Three Lions of England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The U18 Premier League season started last Saturday and\u00a0 continues to unveil top Nigeria-eligible youngsters to watch during the campaign. Having profiled Juventus youngster Iweru last week, we head back to England as we unveil an an up-and-coming versatile defender Jordan Aina. Jordan, who is Ola Aina’s younger brother, started his football career at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":14082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[116,393,426,122],"class_list":["post-14080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-football","tag-pl","tag-players","tag-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n